Boats, dock damaged

ADVANCE - A dock and two boats were damaged in a boating accident on Lake Charlevoix late Wednesday.

Charlevoix County Sheriff George T. Lasater said the incident happened at about 11:15 p.m. near Hemingway Pointe in Eveline Township.

Deputies said Lowell Kilgus, 62, of Arcadia, was piloting a boat when it struck a vessel on a hoist and a 100-foot-long dock. The collision caused damage to the hoist, both boats and the dock, breaking it into three pieces, but no injuries were reported.